The mind, intent only on one thing may not settle "the stamp deep into itself"
— Locke [from Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language]
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed by W. Strahan [etc.]
Date
1755
Metaphor
The mind, intent only on one thing may not settle "the stamp deep into itself"
Metaphor in Context
Ideas are imprinted on the memory; some by an object affecting the senses only; others, that have more than once offered themselves, have yet been little taken notice of; the mind, intent only on one thing, not settling the stamp deep into itself.
Categories
Provenance
Consulted Johnson's Dictionary after searching "stamp" in HDIS.
Citation
Johnson, Samuel. A Dictionary of the English Language: In Which the Words Are Deduced from Their Originals, and Illustrated in Their Different Significations by Examples from the Best Writers. To Which Are Prefixed, a History of the Language, and an English Grammar. New York,: AMS Press, 1967.
Date of Entry
04/11/2005
